Event

The Kitchen Garden

Discover the shifting trends of kitchen gardens in Europe and America while exploring 17th through 21st century art at LACMA with Maite Gomez-Rejon of ArtBites. Learn about key figures in gardening history then head to the Surfas Test Kitchen at 8777 Washington Blvd/corner of National to prepare a seasonal vegetarian feast.

Please note that though this class meets at LACMA it is not LACMA organized.

ABOUT ARTBITES:
Maite Gomez-Rejon has a BFA from the University of Texas at Austin, an MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a Grande Diplome from the French Culinary Institute in New York City. Since 1995 Maite has worked in the education departments of such renowned museums as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, Brooklyn Museum of Art, LACMA and the Getty Villa; and has worked as a private chef and caterer. In 2007, Maite founded ArtBites, art and culinary history combined with hands-on cooking instruction, which she teaches at museums across the country. Maite has been a guest on the Today Show, featured in Food & Wine magazine and interviewed on NPR's Splendid Table.